What better way to start off gloomy, foggy November than go out and celebrate? Restaurant weeks were first conceived in New York but have since gone global encouraging diners to celebrate eating out as a cultural event. A decade on, restaurant weeks are now held across the globe and have become annual drawcards for locals and visitors alike. The Tallinn initiative started a little over 4 years ago and has gone viral ever since. It all started with some 2 restaurants and now there are 44 of them taking part in the act of offering dining out as a cultural experience to all foodies and foody wannabies at heart. The table is yours.
We started off Tallinn Restaurant week with a late night Monday dinner at Neh. Neh is Pädaste Manor seasonal kitchen in the city. A bistro style foodie heaven that invites to meet Estonia’s best culinary team (Chef de cuisine, a 30-year-old Danish Yves Le Lay has worked in several Michelin establishments in his home country) whose true home is at Pädaste on Muhu island. In this city sanctuary they continue to pay respect to Nordic islands’ cuisine, authenticity of produce and flavours of the season. Neh might be just a touch less (much more less) sophisticated than Alexander at Pädaste (Estonia's number one restaurant for 4 years in a row) – and the style is casual rather than fine dining – but they say that it fits the city. And you know what? It does.
We helped ourselves to a 3-course degustation menu which consisted of creamy white fish soup with sunchokes & dill oil, braised island beef cheek with parsley root, parsley purée, bacon and lingonberries and Kadri plums with milk foam, ice cream made of plum stones and sealed with fresh liquorice. Simple, laconic, yet yummy. Paired with a very descent wine package, this was truly a meal to enjoy. Extra points for the smooth, up to the notch service. Yeah for Neh.
Photos by Lauri Laan. Courtesy of Flavours of Estonia.
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